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State Facts

Area: 696,241 sq km (268,727 sq miles).
Time Zone: Central: GMT - 6 (GMT - 5 from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November).
Population: 25 million (2009).
Population Density: 35 per sq km.
Capital City: Austin.

Public Holidays

2010
1 Jan New Year’s Day
18 Jan Martin Luther King Day
15 Feb Presidents’ Day
31 May Memorial Day
4 Jul Independence Day
6 Sep Labor Day
11 Oct Columbus Day
11 Nov Veterans’ Day
25 Nov Thanksgiving Day
25 Dec Christmas Day

2011
1 Jan New Year’s Day
17 Jan Martin Luther King Day
14 Feb Presidents’ Day
23 May Memorial Day
4 Jul Independence Day
10 Oct Columbus Day
11 Nov Veterans’ Day
24 Nov Thanksgiving Day
25 Dec Christmas Day

Contact Information

Texas Economic Development & Tourism

221 East 11th Street, 4th Floor, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Tel: 1 800 888 8839, in the USA only (brochure request).
Website: www.traveltex.com

State of Texas Tourism Office in the UK

c/o First Public Relations, Molasses House, Clove Hitch Quay, Plantation Wharf, London SW11 3TN, UK
Tel: (020) 7978 5233.
Website: www.traveltex.com

Austin CVB

301 Congress Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Tel: 1 800 926 2282 or 1 866 462 87846, in the USA only.
Website: www.austintexas.org

Dallas CVB

325 North St Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Tel: (214) 571 1000 or 1300 or 1 800 232 5527, in the USA only.
Website: www.visitdallas.com